GSAT0103 (GALILEO-FM3)
NORAD 38857· COSPAR 2012-055A· Navigation· MEO
Launch
Launched on Oct 12, 2012 from Soyuz Launch Complex, French Guiana aboard a Soyuz STB Fregat-MT.
Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT | Galileo L2 (IOV FM03-FM04) →
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-05 06:02 UTC
Orbit class
MEO — Medium Earth (2,000–30,000 km, e.g. GPS / Galileo)
Operator
European Union Agency for the Space Programme
Country
European Space Agency
Manufacturer
Thales Alenia Space
Launched
Oct 12, 2012
Mass
640 kg
Apogee
23,236 km
Perigee
23,223 km
Inclination
55.85°
Period
14.08 h
Part of the Galileo constellation · this satellite is one of 50
European satellite navigation. ~28 active sats in MEO at ~23,222 km.
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for GSAT0103 (GALILEO-FM3) across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
-0.0 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
23223 × 23236 km
Apogee Perigee
Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.
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